The Bacchae

A fast-paced production where some plot-twists may get lost amongst writhing

This all-male version of Euripides’ tragedy adds a homoerotic sheen to the already potent mix of vengeance, repression and brutal slaughter. The cast power their physicality into the fast-paced production, though some of the more intricate plot twists get lost amidst all the writhing around onstage.

King Pentheus defies the god of theatre and wine, Dionysus. This eastern and youngest god of the Pantheon exacts grotesque judgment for these injustices in this blend of traditional Greek and Indian theatre and dance.
Ages: 12+

An all-male, radical re-imagining of the Greek tragedy, adding gender and sexuality to Euripides' heady mix of power, murder and divine retribution. A sexy, sinister tale of repression and its consequences. Dionysus, the god of hedonistic pleasure, entrances the men of Thebes, who run to the mountains to join his…